Food & Nutrition

There's a gap between awareness and understanding of ultra-processed foods in the US, where nearly three in five consumers believe these products can't be healthy, despite experts' call for nuance. The US government's war on…
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Whole Foods Market has released its annual food and beverage trends report, shining a light on the bean boom, ingredient minimalism, 'beautrition', zero waste 2.0, and more for 2027. From the bean renaissance to the clean-label wave,…
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US plant-based giant Beyond Meat's new protein powder range, Starmatter, has earned a Purity Award from the Clean Label Project, placing it among the top third of certified products within its category. Beyond Meat is building on its…
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US minority- and women-owned startup Bare Beans has secured $2.8M in seed funding and rolled out ready-to-eat packs of beans in the retail channel, tapping into the appetite for minimally processed proteins. The legume renaissance…
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US startup BMC Ingredients has published a paper highlighting the presence of longevity-linked compounds in its fibre-rich Rhiza mycoprotein. With healthy ageing joining protein and fibre as a core influencer of consumers' food choices,…
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Dragons' Den sensation Omni has launched three plant-based dog food products delivering functional health benefits for skin, joints and emotional wellbeing, and has also secured a listing with pet food distributor Pedigree Wholesale. …
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Californian startup Three Trees, known for its clean-label plant-based milks, has been acquired by Brooklyn-based business development and brand platform Next in Natural. Three Trees, a company known for its premium additive-free milk…
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Boring, New Zealand's best-selling plant-based milk brand, has launched Boring Break, a range of high-protein, high-fibre oat milks to meet evolving consumer needs. New Zealand brand Boring has joined the wave of protein- and fibre-rich…
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UK food brand Whitworths is bringing its walnut-based minced meat alternative to brick-and-mortar retail for the first time, launching four flavours at 900 Tesco stores. As the furore around ultra-processed food (UPF) continues to…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bipartisan bill that creates a non-UPF certification label for food products in the state, a first for the country. California's war on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has reached new heights,…
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Canadian wellness brand Landish has launched a new protein powder combining Plantible Foods's duckweed-derived Rubisco ingredient with four other plant-based proteins. The world's most plentiful protein is making its way into the…
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Dutch startup Those Vegan Cowboys and partner organisations have received €1.2M from an EU-backed fund to create sports nutrition products using its precision-fermented casein protein. Those Vegan Cowboys is expanding the spectrum of…
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New York City has lowered its milk-related emissions in schools by 17% through a pilot that offered soy milk on the lunch line, which is set to expand to more institutions this fall. Soy milk is helping drive schools' sustainability…
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British vegan brand Gosh is building on the success of its Super Plants sausages with two fibre-packed veggie burgers high in 'plant points'. With fibre gaining ground among Brits, Gosh is adding a new suite of products to its…
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As competitors pump out protein-boosted non-dairy milks, Oatly holds its line on fibre, launching barista and low-calorie oat milks intended to help Europeans close the fibre gap. In 2025, Oatly warned that fibre was "coming for…
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French plant-based startup La Vie has expanded its tofu lineup to the UK, launching teriyaki cubes and vegan nuggets at a time when minimally processed, whole-food proteins are all the rage. La Vie has become the latest plant-based meat…
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A new study allays concerns that plant-based eating is linked to lower iron absorption and protein metabolism, finding that the body adapts to sustained dietary changes through natural processes. Even plant-based foods that are high in…
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Hindustan Unilever, the Indian subsidiary of the CPG giant, has launched a line of yeast protein powders under the Horlicks brand, joining the country's fast-growing microbial protein market. Horlicks, the Unilever-owned brand known…
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The retail rollout of Beyond Meat's mycelium steak filet continues with a launch at Erewhon stores in Los Angeles, marking the plant protein giant's second listing at the upscale grocer. In a sign that Beyond Meat isn't abandoning its…
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Schools in the UK must serve legumes at least once a week alongside main menu options, according to the updated school food standards, which have embraced fortified pea milk and plant-based yoghurt too. Beans have taken centre stage in…
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VC firm Better Bite Ventures and Yoga Bar co-founder Suhasini Sampath have teamed up to launch First Bite India, a funding initiative to scale an emerging startup in the better-for-you, functional, or next-gen food categories. Suhasini…
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